Births on January 11

Zenkō Suzuki, Japanese politician, 70th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2004)

Zenkō Suzuki (鈴木善幸, Suzuki Zenkō, 11 January 1911 – 19 July 2004) was a Japanese politician who was Prime Minister of Japan from 1980 to 1982.

14 Jan

Amundsen's South Pole expedition
Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.
31 May

Porfirio Díaz
The President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz flees the country during the Mexican Revolution.
24 Jul

Machu Picchu
Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".
29 Aug

Native Americans in the United States
Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California.
12 Dec

Calcutta
Delhi replaces Calcutta as the capital of India.